Greed Collection (page 7)

The Agony of a Martyr, caricature relating to a Spanish economic crisis
CHT177831 The Agony of a Martyr, caricature relating to a Spanish economic crisis, 1892 (colour litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Spanish

April Fools Day illustration, from Un Autre Monde
CHT174085 April Fools Day illustration, from Un Autre Monde, 1844 (colour engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Fool and the King, 1588 (engraving)
CHT360252 The Fool and the King, 1588 (engraving) by Sadeler, Raphael I (1561-1632); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A Looking-Glass for a Christian Family, c. 1665 (woodcut)
XJF347909 A Looking-Glass for a Christian Family, c.1665 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Or)

Taxing of the Third Estate (coloured engraving)
1201769 Taxing of the Third Estate (coloured engraving) by French School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The French Revolution (French)

Lubok: The Devil carries away those preoccupied by Money
CHT207404 Lubok: The Devil carries away those preoccupied by Money, 17th-18th Century (colour litho) by Russian School (18th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Russian, out of copyright

Gold Mining in Alaska, illustration from Lectures pour tous, c
CHT213013 Gold Mining in Alaska, illustration from Lectures pour tous, c.1898-99 (photo) (b/w photo) by American Photographer

The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (chromolitho)
6001783 The Parables of Christ: The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parables of Christ)

A Rakes Progress VIII: The Rake in Bedlam, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS2005 A Rakes Progress VIII: The Rake in Bedlam, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

A Rakes Progress VII: The Rake in Prison, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS2004 A Rakes Progress VII: The Rake in Prison, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Wine barrel drawn by four tigers, 1885 (etching)
6199979 Wine barrel drawn by four tigers, 1885 (etching) by Duncan, John (1866-1945); 9.5x7.1 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish, out of copyright

Fat bear leaving a restaurant full up after a meal (colour litho)
6000062 Fat bear leaving a restaurant full up after a meal (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fat bear leaving a restaurant full up after a meal)

The Vapours or The Accounts Day, plate 62 from Le Bon Genre
STC120493 The Vapours or The Accounts Day, plate 62 from Le Bon Genre, 1813 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French

The Miser
AII85640 The Miser by Pot, Hendrick Gerritsz (1585-1657); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Dutch, out of copyright

Simple Simon met a Pie Man from My Nursery Story Book, pub
IL100103 Simple Simon met a Pie Man from My Nursery Story Book, pub. by Blackie & Son (book illustration) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

"Un gastronome"(Gastronomer) Un homme se frottant les mains devant
FIA5403586 " Un gastronome" (Gastronomer) Un homme se frottant les mains devant un bon buffet - Peinture de Vladimir Makovsky (Makovski) (1846-1920), 1909 - Oil on canvas

The Rich Old Widow, French cartoon, 1580 (litho)
5208504 The Rich Old Widow, French cartoon, 1580 (litho) by French School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rich Old Widow, French cartoon, 1580)

French Happiness: English Misery, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving)
2655361 French Happiness: English Misery, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

Worshipping the Almighty Dollar, 1907 (lithograph)
2622462 Worshipping the Almighty Dollar, 1907 (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Sapphira, 1870 (litho)
3959740 Death of Sapphira, 1870 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold their land but secretly withheld a portion of)

An Allegory of Temperance, 1625 (oil on panel)
827860 An Allegory of Temperance, 1625 (oil on panel) by Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Cornelis (1562-1638); 29.8x44.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Allegory of Temperance. Cornelis Cornelisz)

John Bull and The Sinking Fund - a Petty scheme for Reducing the Taxes & paying off
872450 John Bull and The Sinking Fund - a Petty scheme for Reducing the Taxes & paying off the National Debt, pub. H Humphrey, London, 1807 (hand-coloured engaving) by Gillray

L Amour de l Or (engraving)
3622633 L Amour de l Or (engraving) by Couture, Thomas (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Amour de l Or (The Love of Gold).); © Look and Learn

The Demon of Avarice (engraving)
3646520 The Demon of Avarice (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Demon of Avarice)

Socialist cartoon of 1895 on different forms of government (litho)
3646254 Socialist cartoon of 1895 on different forms of government (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The wafer (colour litho)
2818356 The wafer (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wafer (regarding the Festival of the Three Kings). La galette. A propos de la Fete des Rois

Greed (chromolitho)
2803473 Greed (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greed. Educational card, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Boney and Talley, The Corsican Carcase-Butchers Reckoning Day - No Quarter Day!, pb
2966888 Boney and Talley, The Corsican Carcase-Butchers Reckoning Day - No Quarter Day!, pb. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Odds & Ends, In, Out, and About, The Great Exhibition of 1851, pub. 1851 (engraving)
2655416 Odds & Ends, In, Out, and About, The Great Exhibition of 1851, pub. 1851 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A Rakes Progress IV: The Rake Arrested, Going to Court, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS2002 A Rakes Progress IV: The Rake Arrested, Going to Court, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

"There was an Old Man of the South, who had an immoderate mouth", from A Book of Nonsense
LLM386636 " There was an Old Man of the South, who had an immoderate mouth", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Lazarus and the Rich Man (vellum)
XIR417004 Lazarus and the Rich Man (vellum) by French School, (16th century); Musee National de la Renaissance, Ecouen, France; (add.info.: told by Jesus in the gospel of St)

Sketch to illustrate the Passions - Avarice, 1854 (pencil
CH401744 Sketch to illustrate the Passions - Avarice, 1854 (pencil, pen & grey ink and w/c on paper) by Dadd, Richard (1817-86); 36.8x25.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

The Fat Boy, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c. 1890 (colour litho)
LLM405151 The Fat Boy, illustration from Character Sketches from Charles Dickens, c.1890 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Avarice in the Kitchen, from a series of prints depicting the Seven Deadly Sins, c
STC227387 Avarice in the Kitchen, from a series of prints depicting the Seven Deadly Sins, c.1850 (colour litho) by Boilly

Anti-trust cartoon depicting giant corporations as the bosses of the Senate
PNP322040 Anti-trust cartoon depicting giant corporations as the bosses of the Senate, 1889 (colour litho) by American School

The Comforts of Bath: Gouty Gourmand at Dinner (w / c on paper)
AGN270942 The Comforts of Bath: Gouty Gourmand at Dinner (w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Boney and Talley, The Corsican Carcase - Butchers Reckoning Day
NCO253713 Boney and Talley, The Corsican Carcase - Butchers Reckoning Day, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1803 (coloured engraving) (illustration accompanying 253714) by Gillray

Le Gourmand, caricature of Louis XVI (1754-93
CHT252535 Le Gourmand, caricature of Louis XVI (1754-93) and the French royal family at the moment of their arrest at Varennes on 21st June 1791 (colour litho) by French School

M. Lecocq getting his rents, engraved by Charles Gilbert (19th century
CHT287007 M. Lecocq getting his rents, engraved by Charles Gilbert (19th century) illustration from the Revue Pittoresque, 1843 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Beaumont

£. S. D. or, The Accepted Religion of England (colour litho)
3648295 £. S. D. or, The Accepted Religion of England (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: £. S. D)

The Scarcity of Small Change in Paris, the Gold Buyers on the Steps of the Bourse (engraving)
1057505 The Scarcity of Small Change in Paris, the Gold Buyers on the Steps of the Bourse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of Debt and Borrowing, 1937 (screen print)
2622285 Illustration of Debt and Borrowing, 1937 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a hand reaching for money)

Temptation, 1914 (oil on canvas)
AEG122856 Temptation, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Kennington, Thomas Benjamin (1856-1916); 90x105 cm; Alfred East Gallery, Kettering Borough Council; eAlfred East Gallery, Kettering; English

Gluttony (pen & w / c on paper)
NP125703 Gluttony (pen & w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 27.3x22.2 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Death of Sapphira, Wife of Ananius (oil on canvas)
PWI90065 The Death of Sapphira, Wife of Ananius (oil on canvas) by Le Clerc, Sebastien II (1676-1763); 90.5x72 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Earthbound, 1897
WDM27982 Earthbound, 1897 by Morgan, Evelyn De (1855-1919); De Morgan Collection, courtesy of the De Morgan Foundation; eDe Morgan Foundation; English, out of copyright

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"Greed: A Timeless Vice Unveiled through Art" In the depths of the Cave of Plato, Jan Saenredam and Cornelis Cornelisz. Van Haarlem's masterpiece from 1604, we witness the haunting portrayal of greed. The shadows dance upon the walls, reflecting mankind's insatiable desire for more. "The Plum Pudding in Danger, " a vividly colored engraving from 1805, captures the danger that greed poses to society. Like an enticing delicacy on a platter, it tempts those who succumb to their voracious appetites. Amidst this feast for the eyes, we find ourselves drawn to another temptation - iced cupcakes. These delectable treats symbolize our relentless pursuit of material possessions and indulgences that often leave us empty-handed. H. M. Bateman's "The Income Tax Official in Hades" satirically reveals how even in death, greed follows us like a shadowy specter. It reminds us that no wealth can save us from our own vices. Tulip Mania serves as a cautionary tale depicted by an oil painting titled "A Satire of the Folly of Tulip Mania. " This artwork warns against allowing our desires to blind us with irrationality and lead us down paths paved with false promises. Bateman strikes again with his humorous illustration titled "Someone Drops a Sixpence Near Somerset House. " It humorously exposes how easily we abandon morality when faced with monetary gain – reminding us that money can corrupt even the most virtuous souls. "Mental Cruelty" by H. M. Bateman portrays how greed not only affects individuals but also inflicts suffering upon others. It unveils the dark side of human nature driven by selfishness and disregard for others' well-being. "The Plum Pudding in Danger or State Epicures taking un Petit Souper, " another engraving from 1805, unveils the excesses of the wealthy.